What are the correct financial requirements for obtaining a retirement visa in Thailand: is it 800,000 THB AND 65,000 THB income, or OR?

No bank required

or - get some common sense

or

If I have a $250,000 (American dollars) stock portfolio, can I get in with that only?

If I have a stock portfolio worth $250K(American dollars) can I get in with that only?

800.000 eller 65k fra en pensionsfond

At least you know that 64 is OVER 50....That's a good start!

either either

Or

That’s if you get the Visa in Thailand. If you get it in your country of residence through local consulate, only need the 65k income. Much easier. I believe I can renew in Thailand the same, will see in 8 months. Otherwise just go back and get it online in Italy

Very disappointing for Aust.

I used to get the Aff every year...no dead money.

It is OR. After you get to Thailand, go to the nearest immigration office and ask what THEY consider proof of income in your case. (Seems to differ by office)

You must use Banked money 800k for your first non-o and extension then you can switch to monthly transfers of 65k+ a month foreign transfer

Marc—different strokes for different folks—dont appreciate the ball ache at my age—your investment in Belgium is making money for you—use a agent —pay the money with a smile—no ball ache or stress

Or

It’s OR. I have done it. My wife has done it. The income is fine

It's the one after..."or".

Todd Daniels is your man on Thai Visa Advice.

Just do the 6 month Multiple entry visa. Spend a good 6-9 months there every year. Less complicated. Just leave when you have to.

Do you have to pay taxes...or is that another thread..

It is or! To justify incomes, you have to do a certificate at your country embassy; it is just a declaration. And immigration accepts it (Bangkok’s one).

In order to apply for the “90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa” through the online E-visa system at the Royal Thai Embassy of your home country,

You can use the proof of income of a monthly minimum of 65.000.- THB, by using your pension letters. Or you use a deposit of a minimum of 800.000.- THB or the equivalent in your home country, or on your bank account in your home country or anywhere in the World

However, for the application inside Thailand, for the “1-year extension of stay permit” out of the 90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa, if you are a citizen of a country, whose embassy in Thailand does not issue the “income affidavit any more (USA, UK, Australia)

you would need proof by a “12 months bank statement”, showing that for the past 12 months, you have been transferring from abroad to your Thai bank account a minimum of 65.000.- THB, month for month

If your embassy still issues an affidavit of income, you can use this method for the financial proof, which needs a monthly income or pension of a minimum of 65.000.- THB

For British, Australian and U.S. citizens, there is no other way around, than depositing a minimum of 800.000.- THB in your Thai bank account and use this deposit for the financial proof which is required for the application to the “one year extension of stay permit based on being over 50/retired”

NOTE: it is income OR deposit. And there is a third method, called the “combination method”: a combination mix of income and deposit. Some immigrations don’t allow the combination method in the first year.

On the day of application, the 800.000.- THB need to have “seasoned” in your account for two months, and this has to be proven with the “bank letter of guarantee” (rab roong thanakan).

After been issued the “Extension”, the 800K need to remain in the account for 3 more months. After the deposit shall never go under 400.000.- THB. And two months before your application for the next “one-year Extension of Stay”, the minimum of 800.000.- THB have to sit in the account, again

When you get issued the “1-year extension of stay permit”, you should buy a re-entry permit. A re-entry permit will keep your stay permit alive if you exit Thailand before the expiry of the 1-year stay permit. A single re-entry permit is 1000.- THB on Immigration.

Either

Or and could be a mix of both if i am not wrong, see Thailand requirement

Our

1st year application, no need for money in thai bank. Just copy 3 current local bank statement balance to attach on application. Once your retirement visa is issued, you can then come to thailand and apply for your thai bank account. Remember to have cheap phone plan that you can receive otp password to do online banking for money transfers. Create accounts from transfer wise, xe, PayPal or setup with your bank for wire transfers. Check debit cards that have little or no ATM charges, to allow emergency money withdrawals

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The latter if you are over 50

My country won’t give the affidavit so I all I need to do is show coming into my Thai bank account every month. It’s becoming harder to get those bank accounts though

LTR Visa is the way to go.

Just curious re the OA visa. I'm coming up to my second year here in Thailand on the OA visa. Doing a border bounce tomorrow. September 2025 will be the end of my current OA visa I believe I cant extend it again and if I want another OA visa I have to travel home to my home country (New Zealand) and apply for another OA visa? I have 2 Thai bank accounts. Thai Elite Visa is not for me, too expernsive. TIA.

800,000 in the bank or 80,000 per month income

800’000 OU 65’000.— par mois, point à la ligne

What everyone seems to forget here is that many embassies are still issuing an income affidavit. Only a few stopped. Namely US, UK, AU, and a few others. Most that offered that service still do. And it's still accepted by thai immigration. No need to keep 800K or transfer in 65K per month if all you need to do is ask your embassy for that affidavit.

It is kind of an AND. You'll need 800k in account to get your first year extension. You can start to show the 65k/month over that year. But you have to have 12 months of 65k and every month following. Miss a month and your start all over

If he’s Belgium I believe their embassy still issues the income affidavit, which means there is no financial requirement to have funds in Thailand. He uses that affidavit.

Its the second choice Either 800k OR 65k a month. From what you've said your ok.

It's either one. Not and.

Being from Belgium, check if your embassy here will issue an income affidavit showing more than 65K thai baht per month before tax. That will do it too. My Danish father doesn't need to keep 800K or transferring 65K per month (though he does anyway) because he can get the affidavit from the Danish Embassy. I don't think Belgium stopped making those, if they ever did.

Or

It's or. but with a caveat.

So the requirements you are showing are for the non-OA visa. This is a 1-year multiple entry you can ONLY get in your home country from the Thai embassy there. It has very high requirements like mandatory insurance, medical certificate, police clearance etc. The difference is that for this visa you can show money in your home country bank account. So that means it's the Thai embassy in your home country that determines what money you can show as proof for your visa application.

Check with the Belgian embassy in Bangkok. As them if they issue proof of income certificates. If they offer this, then your life is going to be MUCH easier. That's because the only proof of income that immigration will accept for the first annual extension is proof of income from the embassy.

If the embassy offers this, you should not look at the OA visa. You should look at the 90-day non-O visa instead. This has no insurance requirement, no police certificate requirement, no medical certificate requirement. It's much simpler. You can apply for it in your home country or go to Thailand as a tourist. Once in Thailand get the certificate of income from your embassy and you can use that to apply for the 1-year extension, or apply to convert to a non-O visa at your immigration office. This certificate must state that you have a monthly income of 65,000 baht and then you don't need to worry about showing money in the bank at all.

It's or.

Well its 800k in a THAI bank account (and need to sit in the account for a couple months in advance before you apply ) , or 65K a month coming from a foreign bank account to a thai banking account (If your embassy in Thailand issue income verification, not all do)

However if I were you I’d look into DTV visa based on medical treatment. Its allot less hassle. Just getting a Thai Bank account alone is not easy….

Just apply for a regular 90 days Non O visa at the Thai embassy in Belgium with your income and bank at home and do a one year extension of stay in Thailand with affidavit letter from your embassy confirming your income. For a regular Non O there’s no mandatory health insurance, police check up etc.

It’s or, or a combination of the 2

800k in the Bank. Not every Country give you the income letter